Medical Term:
bound
Pronunciation: bownd
Definition:
- Limited; circumscribed; enclosed.
- Denoting a substance, such as iodine, phosphorus, calcium, morphine, or some other drug, which is not in readily diffusible form but exists in combination with a high molecular weight substance, especially protein.
- Fixed to a receptor, such as on a cell membrane.
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Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.
